TWO Bolton GP surgeries have both received an overall good mark from the Care Quality Commission.

Healthcare inspectors visited Mandalay Medical Centre and Dr Counsell and Partners in November.

Despite both receiving a ‘Good’ rating, Mandalay Medical Centre, in Blackburn Road, was warned it required improvement in its safety measures.

Inspectors noted that a system was in place to keep patients, including the young a vulnerable, safeguarded from abuse but there were no fire or health a safety risk assessment.

Out of date medical devices were also found and not all required recruitment checks on staff had taken place.

Inspectors found it to be a breach of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

In order to achieve a good rating, the practice was advised to carry out a health and safety, fire and legionella risk assessment.

It must also ensure all medical devices are within expiry dates and continue with a plan to bring staff appraisals up to date.

However, the report rated the practice, which had 9,570 registered patients, good for care, effectiveness, responsiveness and leadership.

It added: “Staff had the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver effective care and treatment.

“We observed members of staff were courteous and very helpful to patients and treated them with dignity and respect.

“The practice was above average for its satisfaction scores on consultations with GPs and nurses.”

Dr Counsell and Partners, in Deane Road, received a good rating in all areas after showing improvement in areas of safety.

The visit involved inspectors looking at how the practice had improved safety systems and processes.

It follows a comprehensive inspection in 2015 where the practice had been deemed to require improvement in those areas.

The practice was found not to be meeting regulation 19 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 by not carry out a risk assessment in relation to the need to, or not to, conduct DBS - criminal record - checks on non clinical staff.

The other areas, such as care and effectiveness, were not reassessed.

A report said: “We saw evidence that the practice had undertaken appropriate recruitment procedures for all new employees.

“Appropriate training and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks were in place for all staff who carried out chaperone duties.”

The practice is responsible for providing care to approximately 8,300 patients.